1. Komodo Dragons!!!!!
They eat meat!!!
BY: JAMES . M !!

2. Introduction The scientific name is Varanus Komodoensis.
It is the world’s largest lizard
Dragons live up to 50 years
There are only 5,000 left on Earth!
There is only one type of Komodo Dragon

3. What Dragon Look Like Komodo Dragons: They look like big crocodiles
grow to 11 feet long and are longer than an alligator
weigh up to 300 pounds
Have gray, scaly skin which is wrinkly and disgusting
Bodies are low to the ground, almost touching the ground
Have four short, stubby legs
Very long tail and usually the same length as their body
Very sensitive scales that are connected to their nerves

4. More How They Look Their head is long and similar to a dog’s head
Their face is flat
Nose is on the front of their head
Two eyes on the side of their head
Their ears are holes in the sides of their head
Long claws and the feet look like our hands

5. Where Dragons live
“The komodo dragon is found only on the islands of central Indonesia, including Komodo, Rinca, Florece and Gili Montag”.
They live in dense forests and tropical rainforests
The average temperature on these islands are 100 degrees-these are the hottest places on Earth
It never snows on Komodo Island

6. Landforms komodo island is very small One half of the year is wet
The other half of the year is dry
Komodo has a volcano on it !
There is a rain forest
There a lot of mountains

7. Dinner Time with Dragons!!
Dragons are carnivores
Dragon eat every animal that has meat
Dragons get their food by hiding near a path then they pounce
If the prey does not die, the dragon’s venom kills them

8. Prey and predator Prey to… Predator to… Other komodo dragons! Deer
Other dragons
And every other animal on Komodo Island
And humans!!!!!!!

9. Behavior Dragons live alone They live in burrows-holes in the ground
they hunt in a group
They fight each other for food
Run around for fun

10. Babies Dragons leave the eggs on their own.
They come out of the eggs ready to hunt
They spend most of their time in the trees
Mommy dragon lays up to 12 eggs
Dragons are 18 inches big in the eggs
Even the babies are poisonous

11. Physical Adaptations
Dragons re-grow as many teeth as it wants which helps it
Dragons can survive with 1% food that they really need. It’s like cheating!!! This helps them
Dragons have retractable teeth which helps them
Dragons have grey scales so they can blend in with the shade
They blend in and are then able to sneak attack their prey.

12. Behavioral Adaptations
When a dragon gets over heated it pats like a dog
Dragons sometimes climb trees to get away from other dragons
Dragons fight for food , females and to be the leader of the hunting group that means the when they run out of food the leader is less likely to get eaten

13. Komodo Dragons Insides!! How it helps them adapt!
A Komodo Dragon uses their tongue to smell which helps them smell dead and live animals so they can find their prey.
They have huge muscles in their tail so they can stand on their tail and use it to fight
Dragons have a type of venom that can kill a full-grown adult which helps them catch larger prey
Dragons have venom tubes in their mouths to produce more venom
‘’Dragons have 6 senses: this sense commonly called vomero-nasal is a sort of a combination of smell and taste.’’ It helps them to understand predators and prey around them.

14. 1000% TRUE DRAGON FACTS!!!! Dragons can stand on their tails!!
If another dragon poisons it, the dose does not kill them. They won’t get hurt!!
Dragons have a third eye on the top of its head it doesn't work like a normal eye it stars up at the sky of Corse it got blind after a while but it is very good at sensing stuff!!!!!
If a dragon bites down it can brake its on jaw!!